Brad W.
Yelp
Danielle, what a find!
My wife and I have been kicking around tattoos for years. We're both artists and have always gotten close to committing only to hate what we'd come up with and start over. The time had come for us to both bite the bullet, so we decided to do it together.
I spent months asking friends, researching, and reading reviews to find the right shop in Atlanta for us both. When I came across Danielle's work, I knew we'd found our artist.
The shop is very cool, they just moved into the new location in January. I've been in a lot of tattoo shops over the years with friends, all over the country, and this is by far the cleanest and most organized one I've ever seen.
Booking an appointment was very easy and we were lucky that Danielle just had an opening come up three weeks from when we stopped by to book. A simple and small deposit and we were all set.
They called to confirm the day before and were very courteous on the phone as well.
When we arrived, the process was quick and Danielle was ready to go not too long after, so far, so good. Everything was explained to us and we didn't feel rushed at all.
First, the tattoos and results. My wife and I both are beyond thrilled with the work. The detail, the cleanliness, and the accuracy blew us both away. As a designer who is extremely meticulous about lines, edges, and depth, I never in a million years expected a tattoo to get this close to the page. Danielle has the steadiest hand I've ever seen. People cannot get over how tight the edging and color is. My wife had Danielle create one piece on the fly, more like a painting than deep lines, and it looks like it's leaping off her skin. It is beyond beautiful and Danielle just nailed it.
Danielle, the artist, is so great to work with. Of course you can't expect a tattoo artist to be all sweet and sugary, what would be the fun in that. But kind, courteous, patient, informative, and supportive are the words that come to mind. My wife struggled on several false starts with tattoos with feeling intimidated and judged because she didn't have full sleeves from birth I suppose. Not with Danielle, she treated us just like anyone else and we could tell it was genuine. We went back and forth on placement, minor adjustments, and reworking the art and every time she was patient and collaborative. She gave us just the right balance of advice but not telling us what to do. Overall we spent four hours with her and it flew by. You can just tell that she loves what she does, it shows in her work and her attitude. I just can't say enough about how great she is to work with.
Overall, if there is a better tattoo shop in Atlanta then they must be handing out money or unicorns, because that's about all I could ask for on top of this experience. From end to end it was fantastic and I couldn't be more pleased with the results.
It's also a bonus that the location is great, right off Memorial next to Ria's Bluebird and Tin Lizzy's, along with a growler bar, so if you've got to hang around for a while it's a great place to be; not some seedy dive down an alley.
If I could give these guys 6 stars I would, just beyond pleased. Highest recommendation I can give.
